LEAD PROGRAMMER -- Rockville, Maryland

As the Lead Programmer you will be challenged with complex problems, exercising judgment within broadly defined practices and guidelines and will work closely with Designers, Artists, Programmers, and Producers to implement game features.

Responsibilities:

• Management and scheduling of the programming team.
• Architect, program, and debug high quality products with efficient and reusable code.
• Design, develop and extend next generation game engine: game play, graphics, AI, networking, audio, etc.
• Enforce good software practices.
• Account for risk factors and plan for risk mitigation.
• Ensure good communication with other departments, and provide status reports to management.
• Maintain useful documentation for programmers and the rest of the team.

Requirements:

• 6+ years industry experience with at least 2 shipped titles.  
• Ability to define, prioritize, assign, and track programming tasks.
• Proficiency in C++ programming.
• Experience in object oriented design and implementation.  
• Console development experience (PS3, XBox360. PSP).
• Thorough understanding of memory management, multiple processor use, and runtime optimization.  
• Working knowledge in several domains of the game (AI, Rendering, FE, Tools, Animation). 
• Experience designing, implementing, debugging, and optimizing 3D graphics engines.
• Must have excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math or a related degree.

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